beer

noun

Definition of beernext
as in ale

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Recent Examples of beer Patrons bounced between the row of white tents at Ravenswood On Tap for a beer sampling, full pour, food and art from the North Side neighborhood’s local businesses. — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 What to read next Check out chimaek – chicken and beer – shops for crispy Korean fried chicken. — Siobhan Grogan, TheWeek, 17 July 2026 Maybell Romero, a law professor at Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, usually prefers cocktails over beer. — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 17 July 2026 Her life then was parties, cigarettes, beer and make-out sessions with her schools’ most desirable boys. — Stephanie Fairyington, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beer
  1. ale
  2. brew
  3. wine
  4. cocktail
  5. microbrew
  6. malt liquor
  7. brewski
  8. home brew
Noun
  • Because water was frequently unsafe and tea was politically boycotted, everyday favorites included rum punch, hard cider, and ale.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Food offerings can include turkey legs, giant pickles, ale and mocktails.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of ale
Noun
  • In a review of the latest research, the American Heart Association found multiple cups of your morning brew won't have negative health impacts on your heart.
    — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Urban runoff filled with a noxious brew of fertilizers, stormwater and sewage has flowed into the Seminole County lake from as far as Orlando, Winter Park and Altamonte Springs for decades.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
Definition of brew
Noun
  • In any business, including wine, those two motivations are not mutually exclusive.
    — Emily Saladino, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
  • The restaurant also had a vast wine, beer, and cocktail menu.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of wine
Noun
  • Their trendy menu and craft cocktails are accompanied by Williams’ curated social events.
    — Ruth Abramovitz, Sun Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Casual meals, cocktails, and smoothies are served at Harold’s, the pink beach bar, while dinner at The Sandpiper Restaurant is more formal.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of cocktail
Noun
  • And Hailey Branson-Potts has the story of the beer queen of Mendocino County, Lost Coast Brewery’s Barbara Groom, one of the country’s first female microbrew owners, who turns 80 this year.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Right Brain Brewery promises pinball fun, Neapolitan pizzas, and microbrews.
    — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of microbrew
Noun
  • Major parts of Kansas City can say goodbye to the sale of mini liquor bottles and single-serve containers of beer and malt liquor.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • And since White Claw and many others are made with malt liquor, the stricter regulations on spirits don’t apply.
    — Chloe Sorvino, Forbes.com, 27 July 2025
Definition of malt liquor
Noun
  • Did anyone order up Josh Allen downing a brewski for the boys?
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
  • So what if the brewski might lead to a few more typos.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025
Definition of brewski
Noun
  • On our small Farm in Ennis Texas, my father would pick wild Muscadine grapes and make home brew.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Consumers are switching to cheaper home brews, alternative drinks or giving up coffee entirely, though some miss the social ritual.
    — Matt Sedensky, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
Definition of home brew

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